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Comptia Project + Project Management
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Total number of work periods required to complete a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component.
defect
project management system (Tool)
duration (DU or DUR)
work breakdown structure component
2. Document that specifies in a complete precise verifiable manner the requirements - design behavior or other characteristics of a system component - product - result or service
specification
execute
reserve
develop project team (Process)
3. Information system consisting of tools and techniques to gather - integrate and disseminate the outputs of project management processes.
earned value (EV)
expected monetary value (EMV)
project management information system (PMIS) (Tool)
schedule network analysis (Technique)
4. Amount of time that a schedule activity can be delayed without delaying the early start date of any immediately following schedule activities.
identify stakeholders (Process)
project
actual duration
free float
5. Model used in conjunction with manual methods or project management software to perform schedule network analysis to generate the project schedule for use in managing the executing or a project
schedule model (Tool)
initiating processes (Process Group)
project management body of knowledge
network path
6. Calendar of working days or shifts that establishes those dates on which schedule activities are worked and nonworking days that determine those dates on which schedule activities are idle
expert judgment (Technique)
subproject
time scaled schedule network diagram (Tool)
project calendar
7. Documenting project purchasing decisions - specifying the approach and identifying potential sellers
late finish date (LF)
identify risks (Process)
project life cycle
plan procurements (Process)
8. Adding features and functionality (project scope) without addressing the effects on time - costs - and resources or without customer approval
defect repair
resource
scope creep
work performance information
9. Requirements imposed by a government body. government mandated compliance
regulation
path convergence
historical information
perform quality assurance (Process)
10. Planning technique used to provide products - services and results that truly reflect customer requirements by translating those customer requirements into the appropriate technical requirements for each phase of project product development
organizational breakdown structure (OBS) (Tool)
voice of the customer
risk tolerance
free float
11. Condition or situation unfavorable to the project - a negative set of circumstances - a negative set of events - a risk that will have a negative impact on a project objective if it occurs - or a possibility for negative changes
milestone
threat
progressive elaboration (Technique)
decision tree analysis (Technique)
12. One of the defining points of a schedule network; a junction point joined to some or all of the other dependency lines
work breakdown structure dictionary
node
technique
project management information system (PMIS) (Tool)
13. Hierarchal organization where each employee has one clear superior and staff are grouped by areas of specialization and managed by a person with expertise in that area.
standard
budget at completion (BAC)
estimate (Output/Input)
functional organization
14. Identifying early and late start dates as well as early and late finish dates for the uncompleted portions of project schedule activities
schedule network analysis (Technique)
work authorization system (Tool)
project phase
calendar unit
15. Group of related schedule activities aggregated at some summary level and displayed as a single activity (at the summary level)
summary activity
budget at completion (BAC)
procurement documents (Output/Input)
late finish date (LF)
16. Temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product - service or result
probability and impact matrix (Tool)
three point estimate (Technique)
issue Point or matter in question or dispute
project
17. Members of the project team who are directly involved in project management activities
monitor and controlling processes (Process Group)
simulation
historical information
project management team
18. Any unique and verifiable product - result - or capability to perform a service that must be produced to complete a process - phase or project.
change control
enterprise environmental factors (Input/Output)
deliverable (Output/Input)
monitor and control project work (Process)
19. Source of variation that is not inherent in the system - is not predictable - and it intermittent. also referred to as assignable cause.
co-location (Technique)
program management
special cause
statement of work (SOW)
20. Performing the work defined in the project management plan to achieve the project's objectives
project initiation management (Knowledge Area)
direct and manage project execution (Process)
finish to start (FS)
develop schedule (Process)
21. The sum of all budgets established for the work to be performed on a project or a work breakdown structure component or a schedule activity. the total planned value for the project
perform integrated change control (Process)
threat
tool
budget at completion (BAC)
22. Group of persons with a shared objective who fulfill their roles with little or no time spent meeting fact to face.
standard
virtual team
change control system (Tool)
grade
23. Management methodology for integrating scope - schedule and resources and for objectively measuring project performance and progress. performance is measured by determining the budgeted cost of work performed (earned value) and comparing it to the ac
earned value management (EV
work authorization system (Tool)
project quality management (Knowledge Area)
scope management plan(Output/Input)
24. Implementing risk response plans - tracking identified risks - monitoring residual risks - identifying new risks and evaluating risk process throughout the project
execute
BCWS
administer procurements (Process)
monitor and control risks (Process)
25. Defined systematic procedure employed by a human resource to perform an activity to produce a product or result or deliver a service that may employ one or more tools
work breakdown structure dictionary
output (Process)
acquire project team (Process)
technique
26. Processes that organize and manage the project team
project human resource management (Knowledge Area)
project calendar
project management
work authorization
27. Approach to optimize project life cycle costs - save time - increase profits - improve quality - expand market share - solve problems - and use resources more effectively
log
value engineering
earned value (EV)
variance analysis (Technique)
28. A technique that explores the accuracy of assumptions and identifies risks to the project from inaccuracy - inconsistency - or incompleteness of assumptions
project risk management (Knowledge Area)
assumptions analysis (Technique)
communications management plan (Output/Input)
product
29. Expected cost needed to complete all the remaining work for a schedule activity - work breakdown structure component or project.
scope
earned value (EV)
project risk management (Knowledge Area)
estimate to complete (ETC)(Output/Input)
30. Area of project management defined by its knowledge requirements and described in terms of its component processes - practices - inputs - outputs - tools and techniques
actual cost (AC)
co-location (Technique)
summary activity
project management knowledge area
31. Continuously improving and detailing a plan as more detailed and specific information and more accurate estimates become available as the project progresses and thereby producing more accurate and complete plans that result from the successive iterat
failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) (Technique)
inspection (Technique)
progressive elaboration (Technique)
threat
32. The amount of funds - budget - or time needed above the estimate to reduce the risk of overruns of project objectives to a level acceptance to the organization
product life cycle
decomposition (Technique)
fast tracking (Technique)
contingency reserve(Output/Input)
33. Provision in the project management plan to mitigate cost and or schedule risk. modifier: management reserve (unknown risks) - contingency reserve (known - but unplanned risks)
reserve
project phase
project quality management (Knowledge Area)
co-location (Technique)
34. The calculation of late finish dates and late start dates for uncompleted portions of all schedule activities. determined by working backward through the schedule network logic from the projects end date
backward pass
request for quotation (RFQ)
change control system (Tool)
close project or phase (Process)
35. The degree to which a set of inherent characteristics fulfills requirements
project management system (Tool)
validation
quality
earned value (EV)
36. Those processes performed to complete the work defined in the project management plan to satisfy project objectives
executing processes (Process Group)
secondary risk
quality management plan (Output/Input)
change control
37. Logical relationship where completion of work of the successor activity cannot finish until the completion of work of the predecessor activity.
reserve
finish to finish (FF)
lead (Technique)
defect repair
38. Formalizing acceptance of the completed project deliverables
risk register (Output/Input)
verify scope (Process)
distribute information (Process)
project management information system (PMIS) (Tool)
39. Float (total float - free float)
subproject
slack
project quality management (Knowledge Area)
Monte Carlo simulation
40. Buyer pays the seller a set amount (as defined by the contract) and the seller can earn an additional amount if the seller meets defined performance criteria
fixed price incentive fee contract (FPIF)
estimate at completion (EAC)(Output/Input)
buffer
expected monetary value (EMV)
41. Any of all external environmental factors and internal organizational environmental factors that surround or influence the projects success. these factors are from any or all of the enterprises involved in the project and include organizational cultu
actual cost of work performed
BCWP
performance reports (Output/Input)
enterprise environmental factors (Input/Output)
42. Person or group that provides financial resources in cash or in kind for the project
sponsor
perform quantitative analysis (Process)
constraint (Input)
schedule model (Tool)
43. An artifact that is produced - is quantifiable and can be either an end item in itself or a component item
fast tracking (Technique)
probability and impact matrix (Tool)
product
quality
44. An approved plan for a project - plus or minus approved changes. it is compared to actual performance to determine if performance is within acceptable variance thresholds. generally refers to the current baseline - but may refer to the original or so
plan communications (Process)
baseline
closing processes (Process Group)
risk category
45. A histogram - ordered by frequency of occurrence - that shows how many results were generated by each identified cause
identify risks (Process)
simulation
pareto chart (Tool)
lessons learned(Output/Input)
46. Sum of products - services and results to be provided as a project
trend analysis (Technique)
validation
scope
activity code
47. Type of procurement document used to request proposals from prospective sellers of products or services.
request for proposal (RFP)
expert judgment (Technique)
estimate costs (Process)
project life cycle
48. A component of work performed during the course of a project
schedule management plan (Output/Input)
activity
produce scope
risk mitigation (Technique)
49. Calculation of the early start and early finish dates for the uncompleted portions of all network activities
special cause
forward pass
near critical activity
project risk management (Knowledge Area)
50. Describes when and how human resource requirements will be met
project initiation
staffing management plan
request for quotation (RFQ)
sub phase